Spatial variations in forearm skin tissue dielectric constant

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-443

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a   Luis, Michelle ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm; Dielectric constant; Edema; Lymphedema; Skin; Spatial variation; Tissue water

Indexed keywords

ARM; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

PERMITTIVITY;

TISSUE;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHEDEMA; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN; TISSUE WATER;

ADULT; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650448784     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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